The Life Of Otto, Apostle Of Pomerania, 1060-1139 - Softcover

Robinson, Charles H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1443712558 ISBN 13: 9781443712552

Publisher: Clack Pr, 2008

Synopsis

The Life Of Otto, Apostle Of Pomerania, 1060-1139. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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From the Back Cover:

For nearly a century their Polish conquerors had been trying to convert pagan Pomerania (comprising the eastern Germany and western Poland of today) to Christianity. But the Pomeranians were resistant to conversion by force, seeing Christianity as the religion of their adversaries. So when Otto, bishop of Bamberg, arrived in Pomerania in 1124, he decided to give conversion by persuasion a try.

Beginning with the royalty and upper classes and trickling down to the general public, Otto succeeded where his predecessors had failed by seducing rather than strong-arming. The Life of Otto Apostle of Pomerania, based on biographies written by his contemporaries Ebo and Herbodorus, contains accounts of Otto's two spells in Pomerania and serves as an inspiration for modern-day missionaries and devout Christians, as well as a snapshot of pagan Europe for religious historians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clack Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1443712558
• ISBN 13: 9781443712552
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220